World Baseball Academy, Inc.

#GivingTuesday is a week away! Thank you for considering giving to World Baseball Academy for #GivingTuesday! Special thanks to Rick & Penney Phillips, Tom & Monica Szymanski, Kevin & Kelly Kolar on behalf of The Tube Car Wash, and the Waterson Family for their Giving Tuesday support of WBA's On Deck Initiative! This initiative reaches at-risk youth in our community and provides mentoring at little or no cost to families. Every bit helps us reach our goal of $12,000! https://lnkd.in/g_T_q5iQ

World Baseball Academy was honored to be selected as one of the four 2024 grant award recipients by The Mad Anthonys Foundation. A big thank you to Kellene Pepple and Mad Anthonys Foundation Board of Directors for their generous support, encouragement, and trust in our WBA vision! Thank you!

Recently, Kristen Kimmel, WBA's Development Director, received her CFRM Certification! ?? "It was a real pleasure being able to receive my CFRM certification with these wonderful groups of people this year. Thank you to the Lilly School of Philanthropy, for your professionalism and flexibility through the process. The best part is, I was able to expand my network of others working in a similar capacity for the betterment of society," - Kristen Kimmel

??WBA is grateful to our generous donors helping make some substantial upgrades to the ASH Centre campus this Fall! Over $550,000 of donor funds were invested in New LED Lights on our Adaptive Field, Parking Lot improvements, and enhanced Entrance Gate fencing! In 2024, the ASH Centre outdoor campus set a new record in usages reminding us of what a truly great community asset our WBA home has become! ????? Special thanks to English Bonter Mitchell Foundation, Tim & Libby Ash Family Foundation, Zollner Foundation, The Phillips Family, and our dear friends who desire to stay anonymous! ?????

??Team Highlights?? We want to thank some teams from this year's ??Wiffle Ball Spooktacular??! Brent Harring's Who's Your Padre, Payton Bieker's Team Bieker, Phil Troxell's Team Buzzballin', and Logan Wiening's Old Fort Baseball put in an amazing effort in raising funds for our On Deck Initiative! Thank you, teams!

??Team Highlights?? We want to thank some teams from this year's ??Wiffle Ball Spooktacular??! Adam Pence's Ken Wiff-ey Juniors, Jon Timmerman's High Heat, Travis Geisel's Angels in the Outfield, and Rich Powers, ARM' Old Sox put in an amazing effort in raising funds for our On Deck Initiative! Thank you, teams!

??Team Highlights?? We want to thank some teams from this year's ??Wiffle Ball Spooktacular??! @Dan Austin's Dead Air, Josh Byers' Swing & a Wiff, Jeffrey Roberts' Swing 4WARD Fences, and Ryan Lepird's Mad Apple Maulers put in an amazing effort in raising funds for our On Deck Initiative! Thank you, teams!

??Team Highlights?? We want to thank some teams from this year's ??Wiffle Ball Spooktacular??! Riley Reimschisel, CFP?'s Phillipsdelphia Phillies, Joseph Goodknight, SSBB's Rental Regulators, Justin Hayes' Team Moneyball, and Bohn Popp's Bread Sox put in an amazing effort in raising funds for our On Deck Initiative! Thank you, teams!

??Team Highlights?? We want to thank some teams from this year's ??Wiffle Ball Spooktacular??! Adam Dager and Corinne Dager led the two All-American Stores Official teams this year. All American has been this event's main sponsor, and it wouldn't happen without their support! The Average Joes, led by Justin Libey, have been fantastic supporters and participated every year of the Spooktacular! Thank you All American and Average Joes!

??Team Highlights?? We want to congratulate the award winners from this year's ??Wiffle Ball Spooktacular?? one more time! Blitz Ballin', led by Christopher Forrest and Adam Bartrom, was our Top Fundraiser and won the Werewolves division! The Whiffer Snappers were led by Adam Bouthot and won the Goblins division! The Oddities, led by Lea Gamble, LEED AP BD C, repeated as the Best Dressed team! Congrats to the champs and thank you!